Colchicum

Nut Sedge

About Colchicum and Nut Sedge

Colchicum

Nut Sedge

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

World/Pandemic

Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Cyperus esculentus

Number of Varieties

459

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Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-12

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Dark Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

V-Shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Pigs

Allergy

Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting

Oral Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

CYPERUS esculentus

Common Name

Colchicum

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

In Hindi

colchicum

अखरोट सेज

In German

colchicum

Nuss -Segge

In French

colchique

souchet

In Spanish

Colchicum

tuerca de la juncia

In Greek

Colchicum

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

In Portuguese

Colchicum

Nut Sedge

In Polish

Colchicum

nakrętka turzyca

In Latin

Colchicum

nut Sedge

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Poales

Family

Liliaceae

Cyperaceae

Genus

Colchicum

Cyperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Cypereae

Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

160105

1 27800

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Properties of Colchicum and Nut Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Colchicum and Nut Sedge? We provide you with everything About Colchicum and Nut Sedge. Colchicum doesn't have thorns and Nut Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Colchicum does not have fragrant flowers. Colchicum has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting and Nut Sedge has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Colchicum and Nut Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Nut Sedge

Season and care of Colchicum and Nut Sedge is important to know. While considering everything about Colchicum and Nut Sedge Care, growing season is an essential factor. Colchicum season is Spring, Fall and Winter and Nut Sedge season is Spring, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Colchicum is Loam and for Nut Sedge is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Colchicum is Acidic, Neutral and for Nut Sedge is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Colchicum and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Colchicum and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Colchicum and Nut Sedge

Care of Colchicum and Nut Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Colchicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove shoots and Nut Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Nut Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.